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  • Tanker set ablaze after being struck by projectile in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran mourns Khamenei

    07/06/2026 11:46:21 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 25 replies
    AP News ^ | Updated 10:54 PM CDT, July 6, 2026 | ON GAMBRELL
    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught on fire early Tuesday morning after being struck by a projectile, the British military said.The attack was the latest targeting a vessel moving through the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, through which a fifth of all oil and natural gas traded once passed in peacetime. Iranian state television said the liquefied natural gas tanker came under attack after ignoring warnings but did not directly claim the assault. Tehran has repeatedly declared that only its approved route through the strait...